Olabisi Afolabi
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Olabisi Afolabi | |
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| Born | 31 October 1975 Ilorin, Kwara State |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Occupation(s) | Track and field athlete |
Olabisi ("Bisi") Afolabi (born 31st October 1975 in Ilorin, Kwara State) is a retired female track and field athlete from Nigeria, who specialized in the 400 metres during her career. She was a member of the Nigerian team that won the silver medal in the 1996 Olympics 4 x 400 metres relay.
She won the World Junior Championships in 1994. She also has a silver medal from the 1999 All-Africa Games and a bronze medal from the 1995 All-Africa Games.
She is now married and has children.[citation needed]
Competition record
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Nigeria
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| 1993 | Universiade | Buffalo, United States | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:34.97 |
| World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 10th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:33.12 | |
| 1994 | African Junior Championships | Algiers, Algeria | 1st | 400 m | 53.59 |
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 46.15 | |||
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:45.41 | |||
| World Junior Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 1st | 400 m | 51.97 | |
| 14th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:49.16 | |||
| Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | 7th | 400 m | 52.21 | |
| – | 4 × 400 m relay | DQ | |||
| 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 25th (h) | 400 m | 51.79 |
| 6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:27.85 | |||
| Universiade | Fukuoka, Japan | 1st | 400 m | 50.50 | |
| All-Africa Games | Harare, Zimbabwe | 3rd | 400 m | 51.53 | |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 13th (sf) | 400 m | 51.40 |
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:21.04 | |||
| 1997 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 12th (sf) | 400 m | 53.33 |
| World Championships | Athens, Greece | 13th (sf) | 400 m | 51.44 | |
| 7th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:30.04 | |||
| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 8th (sf) | 400 m | 50.40 |
| All-Africa Games | Johannesburg, South Africa | 2nd | 400 m | 50.34 | |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 20th (qf) | 400 m | 51.87 |
| 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:23.80 | |||
| 2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:29.16 |
| 2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 12th (sf) | 400 m | 51.38 |
| All-Africa Games | Abuja, Nigeria | 8th | 400 m | 52.77 | |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:27.76 | |||
External links
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Data from Wikidata
World University Games champions in women's 400 metres | |
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